Table 1

Mean (SD) vitamin K1 plasma concentrations and INR values

OralIntramuscularp value1-150
Vitamin K1 (ng/ml)
 14 days2.1 (1.6) (n = 66)1.3 (1.1) (n = 69)< 0.007
 30 days0.5 (0.3) (n = 64)0.5 (0.7) (n = 65)NS
 56 days0.5 (0.8) (n = 63)0.2 (0.2) (n = 66)< 0.0003
INR
 14 days0.96 (0.33) (n = 69)0.95 (0.25) (n = 70)NS
 30 days0.86 (0.18) (n = 66)0.84 (0.14) (n = 71)NS
 56 days0.83 (0.18) (n = 64)0.84 (0.13) (n = 67)NS
  • 1-150 Wilcoxon 2 sample test.